Vic, Spain. From March 14 to 16, 2022, at the Casa de Espiritualidad de Vic, Sanctus Paulus Province gathered its missionaries in charge of parish pastoral ministries. There were five participants from the Cataluña Region, three from the France Region, two from the Italian Region, two from the Euskal Herria Region, the Provincial Prefect of Apostolate, Fr. […]
March 25 GOD HAD GIVEN MANY PROOFS OF LOVE, BUT HE HELD IN RESERVE THE MOST UNHEARD-OF WONDERS Introduction This ancient festival is connected with the spring equinox. It was celebrated in Palestine possibly as early as the fourth century and introduced in the West in the seventh century. Initially, it was not a […]
65 Years of Offering the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass Rome, Italy. José Cardinal Saraiva Martins, CMF, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints and Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina, celebrates his 65th year of priestly ordination today, March 16, 2022, at 90 years of age. Cardinal Saraiva was born on January 6, 1932 in Gagos […]
TO CONVERT IS TO FIND ONE’S IDENTITY Introduction ‘Things cannot go on like this, people take advantage, they cheat, the abuses are systematic, inexcusable, and there is no change of the situation in sight.’ We have often heard complaints like these. To complain is easy, but to propose a solution is difficult. To […]
Ahiara, Nigeria. On 12 March 2022, Magnus Chukwuebuka Nwogwugwu, CMF was ordained a deacon at the Mater Ecclesiae Cathedral in Ahiara, Mbaise, Imo State. He was ordained together with seven others who belong to the Catholic Diocese of Ahiara by the Archbishop-elect of Owerri Archdiocese and Apostolic Administrator of Ahiara Diocese, Most Rev Lucius Ugorji. The […]
Updates on the current situation and humanitarian efforts of the Claretians in Ukraine Truskavets, Ukraine. Once again, the Provincial of Poland, Fr. Piotr Bęza, CMF, provides an update on the situation in Ukraine and the involvement of the Claretian Missionaries in the humanitarian mission. The data comes from the two zones of Truskavets (Ukraine) and […]
Women’s Day 2022 Celebration in Some Claretian Places The Claretian Missionaries joined the celebration of International Women’s Day 2022 with the theme “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow.” The topic means that the human family can become complete only when gender equality is realized. The Daughters of the Holy and Immaculate – Heart of […]
Come away by yourselves to a lonely place, and rest a while Assisi, Italy. The General Government had a few days together, as is customary before its intensive sessions in March and October. From March 6 to 9, 2022, they spent their days at the Barbara Micarelli Spirituality Center in Assisi, just a few meters from […]
Bahía Blanca, Argentina. From February 17 to 20, 2022, a Claretian Missionary Volunteers’ Experience was held in Bahía Blanca, Argentina. The Prefect of Evangelization of the Province of San José del Sur, Fr. Fermín García, CMF, received the participants, and at the same time providing a space for formation aimed at introducing the volunteers to the […]
YOU ARE NOT ALONE: Celebrating International Women’s Day with the Widows of Nagercoil Nagercoil, India. One of the mission posts of the Claretian Province of Chennai in India anticipated the International Women’s Day celebration on Sunday, March 6, 2022, in Thadikarankonam, Nagercoil, with one hundred thirty-eight widows of the Namakaga Naam Widows Organization and twenty other […]